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devising p lan s for h e r liberation. Am ong th ese ’ g a lla n t gentlem en S ir N athaniel W rax a ll w as, p ro ­ b a b ly , the m ost distinguished for his zeal and enterprise. H e m ain tain ed , w ith g re at diplom atic caution, c om m u n ica tio n , not only w ith the Queen, b u t also w ith h e r son the yo u n g C row n P rin ce of D e n m a rk , afterw ard s F re d e rik VI., and likew ise w ith such p ersons a t the E nglish court as he judged to have the g reatest influence w ith G eorge III. H is plan s seem to h av e been alm o st ripe for carrying off the q u e e n , and conveying h er to h e r son at C o p e n h ag e n , w hen this u n fo rtu n ate P rincess w as tak en suddenly and severely ill, and in a few days died of, as is supposed, m alignant typhus. W e w ill n o t, h o w e v e r, w ithhold a D ocum ent w h ich ap p ea red in th e C openhagen "B erlingske T idende” of Ja n u a ry 1 7 , 1 8 5 2 , bu t w ithout any E d ito rial r e m a rk s , and w ith out nam e of place or date. T h is do cum en t, tran sla ted into English, w as inserted som e d ays afte r in the L ondon N ew spapers w ith a few p re fa to ry rem ark s, representing th a t the O riginal w as in the P riv y A rchives o f D enm ark at C openhagen. B ut th is statem ent we are able on high official au th o rity to controvert. In d e e d , it is \ m ore n a tu ra l to suppose th a t the O rig in a l, the authenticity of w hich th ere seem s no reason to d o u b t, m u st be looked for in the State P a p e r O ffice, or in the B ritish M useum , L ondon. The--

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